diff -U3 -r gpgme-1.9.0-orig/m4/python.m4 gpgme-1.9.0/m4/python.m4
--- gpgme-1.9.0-orig/m4/python.m4	2017-03-24 15:20:32.000000000 +0100
+++ gpgme-1.9.0/m4/python.m4	2017-08-10 14:20:58.041841020 +0200
@@ -32,15 +32,13 @@
 # cause an error if the version of python installed on the system
 # doesn't meet the requirement.  MINIMUM-VERSION should consist of
 # numbers and dots only.
+
 AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_PYTHON],
  [
   dnl Find a Python interpreter.  Python versions prior to 2.0 are not
   dnl supported. (2.0 was released on October 16, 2000).
   m4_define_default([_AM_PYTHON_INTERPRETER_LIST],
-[python2 python2.7 dnl
- python dnl
- python3 python3.0 python3.1 python3.2 python3.3  dnl
- python3.4 python3.5 python3.6 python3.7 python3.8])
+[platform-python])
 
   AC_ARG_VAR([PYTHON], [the Python interpreter])